K-State distance education enrollment currently under way for Spring 2007 semester

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News release prepared by: Somer Sampleton, 785-532-5888, somers@gw.ksu.edu

Thursday, December 21, 2006

K-STATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ENROLLMENT CURRENTLY UNDER WAY FOR SPRING 2007 SEMESTER

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University is offering adults even more opportunities to pursue their educational goals through a growing number of distance education courses.

Enrollment is currently under way for K-State's spring 2007 semester. The university offers 24 distance degree programs, hundreds of courses and many certificate programs.

For more than 30 years, K-State has offered courses and degrees for people who are not able to come to campus, leave a current job or who don't wish to relocate their family.

For the spring semester, K-State will offer four new programs, including a master's degree in counseling and student development; a bachelor's degree in elementary education offered in southwest Kansas; and certificate programs in applied statistics and public administration.

"These new programs continue our tradition of doing all we can to meet people's educational needs," said David Stewart, assistant dean of program development and marketing at K-State's Division of Continuing Education. "We're excited to be able to offer more career choices and opportunities to individuals interested in obtaining a certificate, completing a bachelor's degree or earning a master's degree."

Courses offered by K-State through distance education are offered through a variety of formats including online, CD, audiotape, Telenet 2, multimedia, videotape and guided study.

"From a farmer who can listen to an audiotape while driving a tractor, to the traveling executive and to the homemaker who take courses over the Internet, we try to accommodate all of our students with various innovative technologies," Stewart said.

To enroll for K-State distance education classes offered in the spring 2007 semester, go to http://www.dce.k-state.edu/dce/distance/index.html

More information about degree programs offered by K-State also is available by contacting the K-State Division of Continuing Education at 1-800-622-2578 or e-mail informationdce.k-state.edu.